[Sinister Stairs]

Can someone confirm from the photo below if my E90 has the 6FL option? (I bought it used and the dealer didn't know the options -- it was an MB dealer, ironically enough.) The underside of my armrest also has a velcro pouch for MP3 players, but my brother said all E9x have that regardless of the 6FL option.

If that is the 6FL below, what cables should have come with the car? Is there a separate cable for general USB/MP3 players besides the Y-split iPod cable?

Thanks for any help.

[ntpcrew13]

yes you have it. you can tell by the AUX input with the usb slot. you need this cable that should have came with the car.

[gloster]

Originally Posted by ntpcrew13

yes you have it. you can tell by the AUX input with the usb slot. you need this cable that should have came with the car.

just to clarify for the original poster -- all e90's have the AUX jack, but the above poster is right -- the fact you have a USB slot next to it means you have the 6FL option.

You can plug most non-iPod digital audio players (DAP) into a 6FL interface two different ways.

1) use a 3.5mm audio cable to go from the earphone jack to the the aux in jack. control the DAP using the DAP's own regular controls. The advantage of this is you get full regular control over your DAP

2) use a regular USB cable (like you use to hook your DAP to your computer) to plug just into the 6FL's USB port. You do not simultaneously hook it to the AUX jack. The advantage is that the sound quality is likely higher and you can use some of the steering wheel / radio / iDrive controls. The disadvantage is the 6FL will treat your DAP like a thumb drive or portable hard drive. You will not have full normal control over your DAP. Also, this will not work with all DAPs.

[Sinister Stairs]

Awesome, thanks for the info guys!

I was about to order the dealer adapter, so it's quite the blessing to find I've already got the 6FL